Defunct companies question

wookie said:

What ever happened to the following companies: Cooks Brothers, Nishiki, Shogun, Muddy Fox, and Nukeproof? Just curious?

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-cook brothers- I believe the info is in the 'cook bros thread to end all...' thread. In the end, they're making more money doing fabricating or whatever for other industries & not supporting cycling anymore.

-nukeproof succumbed... to the downfall of many small companies in the mid-late 90's.

no idea on the others.

I think Nishiki must have sold their name to a Scandinavian group.

I see 'Nishiki' bikes all the time in Sweden, unfortunately they're mostly just run-of-the-mill cheapo bikes, no elevated chainstays to be seen...

http://www.nishiki.se/

beepbeep said:

no elevated chainstays to be seen...

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Isn't that a good thing?

Pengie

Maybe you have a point there.....

Still I liked the square tubes

Nukeproof was bound to fail. Their hubs blew. I had a set so I know.

They were light, gotta give them that.

Nukeproof died after they tried doing a run of blue superfly hubs specifically for one online store (Airbomb... not the wisest choice to save your company with the WORST online dealer of the period) and then as it happens, when nukeproof tanked, airbomb apparently bought the rights to the name and started slapping it onto all manner of cheap housebrand parts.